Text 11547, 37 rader
Skriven 2005-08-11 18:14:23 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
     Kommentar till en text av Ward Dossche
Ärende: Re: Cell phone cost
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*** Quoting Ward Dossche from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

WD> In Brazil you need to buy shares in the phone-company. When you have a
WD> certain amount of shares you can exchange them plus a surcharge for a
WD> phone-line. Waiting-time after exchange can be from 3-5 years for a la

OUCH!  Now *thats bad*.

WD> In Brazil it is just a corrupt system.

Sounds like it.  In Japan, it's just 'how things are'.  I suspect the speed of
getting the line established is same or next day in big cities but i live in
Sleepy little Sasebo (grin) so took a few days out in town (cho).

Digression?  I've used the word 'cho' here a few times and my friends in my Fav
cooking echo know what that is as we've discussed it but the rest here
probably dont know.  'Cho' is 'neigborhood' roughly but the word means more
and depending on use, can just mean your own apartment (while silently
acknowledging the community around it).  If I say 'My Cho' I mean my apartment
and all the people and things in that area.  Living 'on the Cho' means to live
out in town vice a military housing area.

I lived in Tonoo-cho (a specific area called Tonoo) which is noted for it's
also having the large fresh air market, for almost 3 years.  I loved the
market and the people but had no kids for Charlotte to play with so when the
main base housing finally had room for us, we moved to base housing.

When we call a cab, they refer to our base area as 'Main-cho' and our building
as 'Dragoncrest-O'.  (O at the end is an honorific sound).  Those who live in
the other base housing live in 'hario-cho' (Hario housing area).

BTW, there were kids in our old Cho, just not of the right ages.  Mostly
infants, toddlers, and teens.  She was 7-9 while there.
                                       xxcarol

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